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I’m an author, artist, and adventurer. I am an outdoor girl. I’m more comfortable deep in the woods miles from civilization than I am in town. The writings I share here are thoughts I have about everyday life, of learning to live more joyfully and have more satisfaction. I’m not consistent. I write only when I feel I have something to share. I share them because maybe you are going through something similar and something I say can spark an insight in you. If you want to be notified when I post something new, sign-up below. Thank you for reading!
I want to tell you a story. A story of the good people of this country
I want to tell you a story. A story of the good people of this country. How different beliefs and ways of life don't need to be an excuse not to be kind and compassionate towards fellow humans. My husband and I flew our Mooney airplane to...
Is it Live or is it Memorex?
After flying near Selma Alabama, my husband and I wanted to watch the movie named after the town and events that happened there. One of the most shocking scenes of the movie was seeing children sitting on their father's shoulders or standing next to their...
Want to Really Change the World? Do This!
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -George Bernard Shaw I...
Have you been trying to feel supported by God, but just don’t? Try this.
The word God has all kinds of negative connotations for me and many others. I like many others, had a rough childhood. Where was God when I was getting needlessly beaten? Where was God when i was getting molested day after day?...
How to get Your Creativity Back
Are we adults afraid to be playful and creative because it reminds us of being kids and not having much control over our lives? Think about how you feel every time you go to do something creative. Is there a fear there? There is for me and I always wondered what it...
What I’m excited about this Week!
My first hummingbird of the season! I wish we could attach tiny cameras to these guys. They astound me with their toughness. Hummers migrate as much as 500 miles, and can weigh less than a penny! 2. The crocuses are up! We had such a...
To Retire or Not Retire, What’s REALLY the question?
To retire or not to retire, or What kind of experience in life do you want to have? Now a days everyone has this expectation that we are going to retire. We plan for it, we look forward to it, and we depend on our employer to contribute towards the...
The only True Fear
The only real fear is the fear that we can have everything we want. Did you know this? I have heard different people say it in various ways, but it was only a week or so ago that I felt it, that the truth of it made my cells feel spritely. We are told by...
Connecting the Thoughts
Connecting the thoughts This is how I am striving to live my life right now, intentionally. Some days look prettier than others. I think we mostly live our lives unintentionally. They didn't teach us in grade school the importance of living intentionally....
Guilt or Appreciation
We all have a choice to feel guilt or appreciation. There is always going to be someone who has less than us, and there is always going to be someone who has more than us. Do you help a sick person by getting sick? The same goes for those that have less...
Pieces of Me
I originally wrote this to give as my Ice Breaker speech for Toastmasters. If you hear an accent, it's from Kentucky. Even though I haven't lived there for 28 years, it still rears it's southern-belle head. I am the only in my...
Where do you feel at Home?
Where do you feel at home? I started wondering this because, well I don't know, I'm just curious. Most people consider home where they grew up. I never felt the place I grew up was home, it was just where I was born. I realized for myself there are three...